NET-A-PORTER
THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP is a global multi-brand retailer and media group, which includes:
- NET-A-PORTER.COM, the world’s premier online luxury fashion retailer
- THEOUTNET.COM, the most fashionable fashion outlet
- · MRPORTER.COM, the online retail destination for men’s style
THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP’s media division also publishes PORTER – an independent consumer magazine powered by NET-A-PORTER. Our ambition is to be the leading destination for fashion, content and commerce. We have a team of over 2,500 people, including a tech team of 300, based across London, New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Why does tech and innovation matter to THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP?
Tech sits at the heart of our business and has a big impact on who we are and how we work. Through our multi-channel platforms and media division, it helps us put the world of luxury fashion at our customers’ fingertips, wherever they may be. We build the majority of our technology in-house, which means we can be quick to bring the latest innovations to market. For career opportunities, see here.
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Featuring Carlos Ble and Jenny Mulholland
Interested in effective techniques for testing JavaScript web apps? Then come along to Carlos Ble's workshop!
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Security Testing with OWASP ZAP: from zero to hero
Featuring Bill Matthews
More and more Security Testing is becoming part of the tester’s role and so we need to equip ourselves with the knowledge and tools to take on this challenge. A good tool for beginners and experienced security testers is the OWASP ZAP tool (voted best security tool 2013 by toolswatch.org) so in...
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Testing Mobile Software
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Want to take part in a hands-on workshop and get an overview of mobile testing? Stephen Janaway will explain some of the common mistakes that are made when starting to test mobile, and will give you the opportunity to put into practice what you learn straight away.
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Games and Tools to Encourage Creative and Critical Thinking within Testing
Featuring John Stevenson
How often have you found yourself stuck for ideas or thinking "why am I running tests", whilst testing? Have you found yourself repeating the same type of test ideas again and again? Do you find it difficult to explain your reasoning to others or to be able challenge what someone is...
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Introduction to the WebDriver API
Featuring Richard Bradshaw
Want to find out how to use the Selenium Webdrive API? Then come along to Richard's workshop!
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Exploratory Testing
Featuring Tony Bruce
In this session we will look at Exploratory Testing and work through some ideas which could prove useful to you.
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Convincer Strategy or "What it takes to convince someone of something."
Featuring Nigel Stock
Come along to this highly interactive workshop that will explore the: 'Convincer Strategy'.
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Patterns for Slick database applications
Featuring Jan Christopher Vogt
This talk suggests particular solutions to these problems. We will be looking at reducing boiler-plate, re-using code between queries, efficiently modelling object references and more.
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Network I/O for a More Civilized Age: The New Akka I/O
Featuring Brendan McAdams
This talk will explore the benefits and power of this new Akka I/O layer, including a brief exploration of its benefits over the "Old" Akka IO. The presenter will introduce the ByteString & it's powerful manipulation tools for network traffic, the Pipeline system for composed...
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